HUD flyer for public housing and voucher tenants that explains the eviction moratorium and different scenarios with respect to paying rent after July 2020.
Author: CT Legal
CLS Stands for Racial Justice
As a legal aid organization dedicated to removing barriers to justice, we are outraged over the senseless killings of the last several weeks – Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the persecution of Christian Cooper. Those names call up the most recent public injustices. We are outraged at what in reality goes on each and every week in the U.S. Overt racism is only the tip of the problem. Due to centuries-long systemic racial inequities in our country, we now have racist policies so tightly woven into our society’s infrastructure that time and again, we fail to recognize them. If we do not see the racism inherent in the often covert policies that dictate where people of color live, learn, and conduct business, or that reduce the quality of education and medical care available, and that regularly result in a denial of justice, we will never see change.
As we fight for justice, we have to be willing to be uncomfortable as we ask ourselves what we are doing to perpetuate the racism that exists in our legal structure, and we have to re-commit to examining every aspect of our work for racial inequities.
We cannot afford to be silent. We must acknowledge the horror, disgust, and outrage regarding the events surrounding the death of George Floyd and so many other people of color, as only the first step. Increasing our commitment to work harder to combat racial injustice in our client communities, in Connecticut, and in the United States, must be our next step.
COVID-19 EDUCATION HOTLINE
Click here to download the flyer in English and Spanish.
COVID-19 EDUCATION HOTLINE
Connecticut Legal Services (CLS) has a NEW hotline for CLIENTS to answer your education related questions
How does the hotline work?
- Call with any questions about school, your educational rights, or your child’s education during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Eligible clients will speak with an experienced education attorney to help answer general and case-specific questions.
- The hotline will be staffed during regular business hours, between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday.
- If you are redirected to voice mail, please leave a message. You can expect to get a response within two business days.
(860) 786-6363 Call Now!
JOIN US FOR A BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN THE PANDEMIC & BEYOND A CONVERSATION WITH SENATOR BLUMENTHAL
Legal Services to Host Q&A Session on Friday May 15, 2020 for our Community Partners
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN THE PANDEMIC & BEYOND
A CONVERSATION WITH SENATOR BLUMENTHAL
For Legal Services and Our Community Partners
Moderated by Alison Weir, Greater Hartford Legal Aid
Discussing federal aid in areas including:
• Rental Assistance
• Benefits (SNAP, HUSKY)
• Stimulus Payments
• Special Education
FRIDAY MAY 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
Please send email submit questions in advance!
2020 Census – Bring Funding to You & Complete Yours Today
Help Bring Funding to your hospitals and Schools
Census data is used to extend billions of dollars in funding for hospitals, school lunch programs, Medicaid and resources that are needed every year, especially in uncertain times like now. Make sure everyone in your home is counted!
https://2020census.gov/en/census-data.html
Be Part of the Count
Now more than ever, we should all respond to the Census online, by phone, or by mail. Responses are kept confidential, and it’s easy to respond in 12 non-English languages. The Census count directs federal funding for the next ten years to our community.
Visit www.2020census.gov
Every 10 years the U.S. government conducts a census.
Responses are confidential as a matter of law. Only statistical information can be made public. Census employees face fines of 250,000 if they share personal information.
Important services depend upon an accurate count of where people live. These include the provision of federal money for education, health and other benefits, as well as representation in Federal and State legislatures. In mid-March, households will begin receiving official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census.
By April 1, 2020, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. You will have three options for responding:
- Online
- By phone
- By mail
LEGAL SERVICES BRIEFING ON COVID-19 RELATED HOUSING ISSUES
For our Community Partners
What if I can’t pay my rent?
Can my landlord start an eviction in court?
What do I do if my landlord is harassing me?
And other current issues in housing…
with
Jane Kelleher, Connecticut Legal Services
Nancy Hronek, Greater Hartford Legal Aid
Mary Conklin, Connecticut Legal Services
Elizabeth Rosenthal, New Haven Legal Assistance Association
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 12:30 PM
Treasury IRS launch new tool to help non-filers register for Economic Impact Payments
IRS.gov feature helps people who normally don’t file get payments; second tool next week provides taxpayers with payment delivery date and provide direct deposit information.
Tesoro, IRS lanzan nueva herramienta para ayudar a los que no presentan impuestos a inscribirse para pagos de impacto económico.
Característica en IRS.gov ayuda a personas que normalmente no presentan a recibir pagos; segunda herramienta la próxima semana proporciona a los contribuyentes la fecha de entrega del pago y proporciona información de depósito directo
Read the full press release in English or Español
Legal Services to Host Briefing on Unemployment Compensation, Paid Leave and Work Safety – April 16, 2020
For our community partners
Susan Garten, Greater Hartford Legal Aid
Nadine Nevins, Connecticut Legal Services
Keren Salim, New Haven Legal Assistance Association
• How can I apply for Unemployment Compensation?
• Am I eligible for federal paid sick leave?
• What am I eligible to receive as a self-employed or “gig” worker?
• What can I do if my workplace is unsafe?
• And other current issues in employment. . .
Thursday April 16, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Experiencing abuse at home and need a family violence restraining order?
Do you need a Family Violence Restraining Order?
Safe Connect RO App COVID-19
• Guide you through the process remotely
• Scribe the application on your behalf
• Electronically submit the application to the court
• Coordinate service of process with a state marshal
Call • Chat • Email • 24/7
CTSafeConnect.org | (888) 774-2900
All services are confidential, safe, free and voluntary. Domestic violence advocates are available throughout COVID-19 to:
You may contact an advocate at CT Safe Connect via call, chat and email 24/7. Bilingual services are available.
CLS Attorney Kevin Brophy fights for safe housing for nursing home resident
Kevin Brophy fights for safe housing for nursing home resident. Read Dan Haar’s article in the Middletown Press.
https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Dan-Haar-Stopping-a-nursing-home-ouster-as-15178752.php